Natchitoches is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the indigenous Natchitoches people.
Central Louisiana (Cenla), also known as the Crossroads, is the region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1) is a state highway in Louisiana. At 431.88 miles (695.04 km), it is the longest numbered highway of any class in Louisiana. It runs diagonally across the state, connecting the oil and gas fields near the island of Grand Isle with the northwest corner of the state, north of Shreveport.
Louisiana Highway 6 (LA 6) is a state highway located in western central Louisiana. It runs 54.52 miles (87.74 km) in an east–west direction from the Texas state line southwest of Many to U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) and U.S. Highway 84 (US 84) in Clarence.
Melrose is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, including the Melrose Plantation and surrounding area, on Louisiana Highway 119. In addition to the historic plantation, the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area encompass the Melrose area.
Pierre Evariste Jean-Baptiste Bossier was a planter, soldier and politician born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He is the namesake of Bossier Parish, located east of the Red River across from Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana. Bossier City and the Pierre Bossier Mall shopping center in Bossier City are among the other places named for him.
Arthur Chopin Watson was an attorney, state legislator, civic leader, philanthropist, and chairman of the Democratic Party of Louisiana from 1968 to 1976. He was afflicted with polio in infancy and lost the use of both legs. His zest for living gave rise to his nickname "Speedy."
Cloutierville is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of the city of Natchitoches on the Cane River. The community is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area, off exit 119 of Interstate 49.
Natchitoches Central High School is a public high school in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Natchitoches Parish School Board.
Donald Gene Kelly, usually known as Don Kelly , is a prominent trial lawyer and American Quarter Horse breeder in Natchitoches, Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 1996. His tenure covered three of the four terms of Democratic Governor Edwin Washington Edwards and the single gubernatorial terms of Republican David C. Treen and Democrat-turned-Republican Buddy Roemer.
Chopin is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Natchitoches, and Interstate 49 intersects Louisiana Highway 490 near this community. It was likely named after an early French colonial settler.
Ajax is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 17 miles northwest of Natchitoches along Louisiana Highway 174.
Flora is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located near the intersection of Louisiana highways 120 and 478, south of Natchitoches.
Readhimer is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located along Louisiana Highway 9 in far northeastern Natchitoches Parish to the northeast of the parish seat of Natchitoches.
Sylvan N. Friedman was a Louisiana politician, a rare Jewish member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. He served from Natchitoches Parish in the House of Representatives from 1944 to 1952 and then in the State Senate from 1952 until his defeat in 1972.
Fairview Alpha is a populated place in Natchitoches and Red River parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At one time, it was known as Messick and Alpha.
William Tharp Cunningham, known as W. T. Cunningham or as Bill Cunningham, was a lawyer and judge in Natchitoches, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for one term between 1908 and 1912.
Gorum is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located on Louisiana Highway 119, 24 miles (39 km) south-southeast of Natchitoches. Gorum has a post office with ZIP code 71434, which opened on November 21, 1890.
